Our family's journey to China and back again. How and why we adopted the first time, how our boys adjusted and why we are going back to do it again.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Over the past several months, Christy and I have been asking
God to break our hearts for the things that break His and to challenge us to
step away from the ordinary and to open our hearts, hands, and abundance to
God’s calling for our family. Through this
process, our eyes were opened and our hearts broken for the millions
(approximately 145 million) of orphans worldwide. As we researched and prayed, we began to feel
God lead us towards international adoption to rescue an orphan and make her our
own.

We’re making progress on our journey to adopt Jiang Lanxin
(Faith Lanxin Ginn). As we continue on
the adoption journey, I find myself experiencing something that I knew
intellectually from the beginning of this journey but now know
experientially: Adoption is
difficult! It is difficult emotionally,
physically, spiritually, and financially.
So many of you have expressed your support, asked about our progress,
told us that you are praying for us, and asked if there was anything that you
could do to help. We covet your
continued prayers. Our other great need
is financial. This adoption will cost
approximately $30,000. Our adoption
expenses include everything from document preparation and translation, agency
fees, travel expenses (air, hotel, etc.), government fees (U.S.A. and China),
to medical and orphanage fees.

Just as the Great Wall of China was built one stone at a
time, we are relying on God for one dollar at a time. We have cut our family expenses and are in
the process of applying for as many adoption grants as possible. I think we would be remiss if we didn’t also
ask for help from families and friends who might be willing to make a financial
contribution toward bringing our daughter into the permanent embrace of
adoption.

Please consider supporting the cause of the fatherless and
helping us bring home our daughter.

Here are some ways that you might help:

Donate any amount by sending checks to:

Shannon and
Christy Ginn

545 Hillstone
Drive

Pell City, Alabama 35125

Visit www.cginn.blogspot.com and click the
donate button to donate via PayPal.We’re also using the blog to post updates to our journey.

Buy an adoption t-shirt from
www.adoptionbug.com/ginnfamily .Not
only are the shirts really cool, but the net proceeds from sales are donated to
our family.

Donate frequent flyer miles to reduce travel
costs.Christy and I must travel to
China to finalize the adoption.Please
email skginn@gmail.com to help with miles.

While not everyone is called to adopt a child, we believe
(and hope!) that many will join us on the journey to rescue an orphan and make
an eternal impact on this child’s life.

Blessings!
Shannon and Christy Ginn

“But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into
your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the
fatherless.” -Psalm 10:14 ESV